I want to tell you a story about a story. When I was an early childhood teacher, I read many fairy tales. I returned again and again to the Grimm’s tale of The Star Child. This very short tale tells the story of a poor, but good-hearted girl, whose parents are dead. (You can listen to it at the bottom of the page.) She ventures forth into the wide world with only the clothes on her back and a loaf of bread. One by one she meets others in great need, and little by little she gives away everything she has. “And as she so stood and had not one single thing left . . .” she stands in the forest, naked, having given everything away. In the end, stars fall from the sky as she catches them, clothed in a new garment, and she is rich all the days of her life.
Lessons from a Fairy Tale
Lessons from a Fairy Tale
Lessons from a Fairy Tale
I want to tell you a story about a story. When I was an early childhood teacher, I read many fairy tales. I returned again and again to the Grimm’s tale of The Star Child. This very short tale tells the story of a poor, but good-hearted girl, whose parents are dead. (You can listen to it at the bottom of the page.) She ventures forth into the wide world with only the clothes on her back and a loaf of bread. One by one she meets others in great need, and little by little she gives away everything she has. “And as she so stood and had not one single thing left . . .” she stands in the forest, naked, having given everything away. In the end, stars fall from the sky as she catches them, clothed in a new garment, and she is rich all the days of her life.